Florida · Senate Bill 118 · 2025 Regular Session

Regulation of Presidential Libraries

SB 118 Sponsored by Jason Brodeur Became law

  1. Introduced Dec 19, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 15, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Mar 19, 2025
  4. Passed the House Apr 29, 2025
  5. To the governor Jun 18, 2025
  6. Became law Jun 23, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Regulation of Presidential Libraries; Preempting to the state all regulatory authority over the establishment, maintenance, activities, and operations of presidential libraries; defining the term “presidential library”; prohibiting counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisions from enacting or enforcing any ordinance, resolution, rule, or other measure regarding presidential libraries unless authorized by federal law, etc.

Every action

27 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 19 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Community Affairs; Rules · Senate Community Affairs
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/18/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building · Senate Community Affairs
  4. CommitteeFavorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 · Senate Community Affairs7–0 vote
  5. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  6. SenateIntroduced
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/12/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  8. CommitteeFavorable by- Rules; YEAS 25 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules25–0 vote
  9. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  10. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/19/25
  11. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 234
  12. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 234
  13. SenatePassed; YEAS 36 NAYS 3 -SJ 234
  14. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 242
  15. HouseIn Messages
  16. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  17. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
  18. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  19. HouseRead 2nd time
  1. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HousePassed; YEAS 89, NAYS 20
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-170

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third Reading · Full Senate

Passed 36–3
Mar 19, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 36 No 3
Democrats: 7 yes, 3 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 28 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 36

No · 3

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

Passed 89–20
Apr 29, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 89 No 20 Not voting 10
Democrats: 5 yes, 20 no Republicans: 84 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 89

No · 20

Not voting · 10

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 18, 2025 Senate Community Affairs Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 7

Not voting · 1

 7–0
Mar 12, 2025 Senate Rules Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 25 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 25

 25–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 6 cosponsors: 6 Republicans.

All 6 cosponsors

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.